Lot 314
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Antonio Saura
Autorretrato 51, 1958.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 30,000 / $ 34,800 Sold:
€ 61,920 / $ 71,827 (incl. surcharge)
Antonio Saura
1930 - 1998
Autorretrato 51. 1958.
Oil on canvas.
Inscribed and dated in the upper right corner. Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse of the stretcher. 60 x 73.5 cm (23.6 x 28.9 in).
In the artist's original frame. [AW].
• Expressive abstract work in Antonio Saura's typical muted color palette and dynamic gestural style.
• Existentialism and human fragility characterize his work.
• Alongside Picasso, Saura is one of the most important Spanish artists of the 20th century.
• Founder of the artist group “El Paso” and a defining figure of Spanish post-war art during the Franco regime.
• Antonio Saura's works are in renowned museums worldwide, including the Tate Modern in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The work will be included in the catalogue raisonné under no. WCV.AUPO@1958.51. We are grateful to the Fondation Archives Antonio Saura, Geneva, for the kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Stadler, Paris (with the gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Galerie van de Loo, Munich.
Private collection, Baden-Württemberg (acquired from the above).
Private collection, southern Germany (inherited from the above in 2001).
1930 - 1998
Autorretrato 51. 1958.
Oil on canvas.
Inscribed and dated in the upper right corner. Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse of the stretcher. 60 x 73.5 cm (23.6 x 28.9 in).
In the artist's original frame. [AW].
• Expressive abstract work in Antonio Saura's typical muted color palette and dynamic gestural style.
• Existentialism and human fragility characterize his work.
• Alongside Picasso, Saura is one of the most important Spanish artists of the 20th century.
• Founder of the artist group “El Paso” and a defining figure of Spanish post-war art during the Franco regime.
• Antonio Saura's works are in renowned museums worldwide, including the Tate Modern in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The work will be included in the catalogue raisonné under no. WCV.AUPO@1958.51. We are grateful to the Fondation Archives Antonio Saura, Geneva, for the kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Stadler, Paris (with the gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Galerie van de Loo, Munich.
Private collection, Baden-Württemberg (acquired from the above).
Private collection, southern Germany (inherited from the above in 2001).
314
Antonio Saura
Autorretrato 51, 1958.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 30,000 / $ 34,800 Sold:
€ 61,920 / $ 71,827 (incl. surcharge)
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